Serageldin (1995) stipulated that, “there are several issues that are related to foreign aid, which generated a body of literature” (1995:13). These issues can be divided into two broad groups: the motivation for aid and the effectiveness of aid in achieving greater welfare for people in the recipient country. The inspiration driving guide has ranged from altruism to the quest for national goals, for example, national security and business advantages (Eaton, 1989; Browne, 1999: 1). Although, it seems that, aid motives have been self-serving on part of the donor country, Eaton (1989) argued: “Once multilateral aid is taken into account there is more evidence that the recipient needs are an issue” (1989: 87). Since the end of the Cold War, the United States has been worried about the potential spread of weapons of mass destruction, particularly if consolidated with political insecurity. Nations are moving towards a …show more content…
Hayter (1971:9) contended that, aid can be regarded as a concession by the imperialist powers to enable them to continue their exploitation of the semi-colonial countries. Stephen Browne (1999: 5) argued that, aid is never given freely. He warns that to an un-diminishing degree aid is bound up in packages, which attract the eye but constrain the hand, of the recipient. For the most part, aid policies are focused on specific countries rather than on broad objectives such as alleviating poverty. Evidence has shown that, “while donors use aid to create and foster the impression among the recipient countries that aid is beneficial to them, aid has failed to improve the situation of the poor as it has promoted the real interest of donors” (Lahiri & Raimondos-M0l1er, 1999: 21). It is commonly believed that, often the donors give aid with the understanding that, the recipients in return would import more from the donor